Senior Group Leader

September 24, 2024

Silver Fern Farms

Gore

Job ID:

2663

Expertise:

Operations

Location:

Gore

Employment Type:

Apply Before:

08/10/2024, 23:55PM

Te Tūranga | About the Role:
The Senior Group Leader is a senior production leadership role and is responsible for the Secondary Butchery department at our Waitane site in Gore. Critical to the effective operation of the entire department, the Senior Group Leader provides direction across the people, daily operations, health and safety, quality, and compliance.
Our Waitane site has won overall Plant of the Year 2021, been recognised as the Lamb Plant of the year for three years in a row, as well as Health & Safety and Streamline Plant of the Year within Silver Fern Farms so this is a rare opportunity to join one of our most high performing teams in the network.
Te Mahi | Key Responsibilities:

Providing direction to the department to achieve daily production targets whilst developing a positive team culture
Review daily production performance and investigate with department leaders when required
Understand food safety and quality requirements, and how these apply to your team
Build an uncompromising safety culture
Champion continuous improvement and encourage team members to find new ideas to improve work practices

Ōu Pūkenga | About You:
The successful candidate will be experienced as a leader within the food manufacturing industry and ideally have specific skills around training and developing team members. They will demonstrate experience with developing and driving team culture through leading by example and have a solid understanding of standard production processes and principles.

Minimum of two years’ experience in a senior production leadership role, ideally within the food or FMCG industry
Proven background in training, coaching and mentoring team members to increase the skill level in all areas of your department
Knowledge of employee relations principles and confident with assisting your Team Leaders with workforce management
Excellent knowledge of regulatory and hygiene compliance requirements and issues
Competent to an intermediate/high level in Excel/Word/Power Point/Outlook

Te Ahurea | Why work at Silver Fern Farms?
Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means, how we can create it and the impact it can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. ‘Goodness’ is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.
For you, we offer heavily discounted staff meat sales, paid sick leave from the date of employment (no waiting for the 6-month anniversary required), BOOST employee retail discount scheme, subsidised health insurance, and confidential employee assistance with career planning, financial advice and counselling. There’s the added bonus of free on-site parking and full uniform also.
Tono Mai | To Apply:
We assess applications as they are received, so submit your application via our Careers website.
Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants. Come and create goodness together with us.

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